Mike says they continue to find a few large schools of white bass over the past couple weeks along Little River above White Cliffs about 2 miles before getting to the mouth of McGuire Lake. White River You can learn a lot about a man by watching him cross a barbed wire fence. Holla Bend NWR has the Northenmost (documented) population of Gators in Arkansas. But warm weather has made for great times on the water.. Once I have identified the trend I make sure everyone has the most productive flies. Bo was fishing with Pautzke Fire Eggs, and hereleased the massive fish after this photo was taken. Alligator holes are new small ponds that the alligators make by excavating vegetation using their feet and snouts. (updated 2-9-2023) Hatchet Jacks Sports Shop in Crystal Hill off I-40 (501-758-4958) reports that one of their regulars went to Blue Mountain Lake before this latest rainfall that inundated places, and he reported that for crappie he just slayed em. Drift-fishing with silver inline spinners with Power Eggs and shrimp continues to work best. Catfish are still looking for the bream. Crappie fishing is fair to poor on main lake brush piles on both jigs and live minnows on a slip float just at sundown to dark. Fossilized remains have been found in 10 US states so far, with much more possibilities as yet undiscovered. (Top navigation pool is 338.2 and bottom pool is 336.0.) (updated 2-9-2022) Capt. The largest alligators are also incredibly heavy, with reports of anything from 1,000 up to a massive 2,000 pounds being recorded. The yo-yos are working for crappie, too, and also on minnows. After the lake rose over 3 feet with over 4-6 inches of rainfall the lake clarity turned to chocolate milk and almost completely shut down the bite we had the week before. Hopefully you choose one that the trout wants. They lowered tag numbers on Millwood this year to three I think. Mike provided the latest fishing specifics: Mike said, We talked to some friends up Little River in the oxbows over the past few days and they told us they were catching some decent largemouths on a floating Trick Worm like the Senko or Zoom Trick Worm and the Yum Dingers. To help protect alligators from these dangers, many states have enacted laws to regulate hunting and trapping seasons, as well as limit the sale of products made with alligator parts. With proper care and nutrition, captive alligators may even be able to live past 100 years of age! The bass are in the 5-foot range or shallower in these backwater areas. Bass have been caught this week on Chatterbait (black/blue, a Z Man Jackhammer is a good one to throw now with more vibration to it than others), or flipping a black/blue jig as well as a square-bill crankbait. When they push back in, try a Rapala Jigging Rap or Tater Shad on a Moon Eye. The warden in La when I checked in my gator told me they are going to up the tags more and open the red River and a few other places up next year. Mourning, White-Winged and Eurasian Collared-Dove, Arkansas Waterfowl Rice Incentive Conservation Enhancement (WRICE), Natural State Landowner Conservation Awards, Endangered Species and Other Threats to Wildlife, Gov. Thoroughly clean and dry your waders (especially the felt soles on wading boots) before using them in any other water. The fishing is much better in the morning and late afternoon and tapers off midday. The water temps are in the mid-40s and close to 50 degrees in the river arms. Discover Why Alligators Wont Cross Georgias Fall Line, Huge Florida Gator Eats a Smaller Florida Gator in Most Florida Video Ever, The Biggest Alligator Ever Found In Arkansas. Yes, alligators have been in Arkansas for thousands of years. Total hourly outflow at the dam is still high; at midday it was 18,275 cfs, and in the past two days the flo2 has been as high as 19,600 cfs. Sam Juan worms and egg patterns have been working good.. Currently, all floodgates have been closed below Carpenter Dam, but generation flows are still high as Lake Ouachita is barely below flood pool. They are now mainly found in the lower third of the state. Parallel steeper ledge 45-degree banks and steeper transition banks. Once the lakes reach the conservation pool levels of 659 feet msl for Bull Shoals and 553 feet msl for Norfork, I expect both dams will reduce how much water they release allowing the river to drop to more normal levels. The smallmouth are definitely grouping up if you can find them; they are in roaming mode. Nobody is really catfishing now, and the bream anglers have not started bream fishing in number yet, though they were catching bream before the water took a big rise. Some walleye are upriver, some are on their way and some have not even started and all in-between, he said. Walleye Each day is different so Fish the Conditions. Mike Huckabee Delta Rivers Nature Center, Forrest L. Wood Crowley's Ridge Nature Center, Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center, Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center, J.B. and Johnelle Hunt Family Ozark Highlands Nature Center, Rick Evans Grandview Prairie Nature Center, Recruitment, Retention and Reactivation Action Plan | 2020-2025, Disability, Mobility-impaired, 65-Plus, Military Retiree, Lifetime Licenses. Winter probably isn't through with us yet, but we will take advantage of this early spring-like weather while it's here! Temperature and conditions over the next month will dictate your game plan and success. The clarity is clearing. Hybrids and smaller stripers are still in open water on shad about 50 feet down, no matter how deep the water is, and can be caught dragging live bait or umbrellas through the shad. Flow at the Terry Lock and Dam was 54,428 cfs. (updated 2-23-2023) McSwain Sports Center (501-945-2471) has not heard any reports from the lake or from the lower LR pool or beyond Terry Lock and Dam this week. The Arkansas River offers good fishing for largemouth bass and white bass, but there's very good bass fishing at Lee Creek Lake and Sugarloaf Lake. Elevation was 338.20 feet msl and the tailwater was at 289.21 feet msl. These are the two main rivers that feed Beaver Lake. And if the bite is off, a big Y2K can be the ticket. The people there talk to a lot of guides and anglers and often have good information. No baits were mentioned for black bass or catfish, either, but they were caught in fair numbers as well. As of Thursday midday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes flow at Dardanelle Lock and Dam as 37,793 cfs. Little Maumelle River Channel Catfish As of Friday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation was at 359.00 feet msl (normal pool: 342.00 feet msl; top flood elevation is 373.0 feet msl). Alligators currently face a number of threats, including habitat loss, pollution, poaching, and the exotic pet trade. Bull Shoals Lake; Marion County. Bream, crappie, catfish, striped bass, and largemouth bass can be . Alligator Gar Variant Names: Gator Gar Spotted Gar Variant Names: None Shortnose gar Variant Names: Billy Gar, Short-Billed Gar, Stub-Nose . Clarity along Little River is stained, and is much worse further up Little River with river clarity ranging 3-5 inches visibility depending on location. Towering limestone bluffs, natural caves and a variety of trees and flowering shrubs afford shutter bugs and nature lovers hours of enjoyment throughout the year. Wouldnt doubt that five alligators living in the pond have something to do with it - and alligators everywhere in the back end of Millwood. in Calico Rock, said the recent storms caused both Bull Shoals and Norfork Lakes to rise above the conservation pool. As of 1 p.m. there had been 31 straight hours of release in the neighborhood of 3,800 cfs. (updated 2-23-2023) Tommy Cauley of Fishfinder Guide Service (501-940-1318) said the water level now at Greers Ferry Lake is at 468.75 feet msl, 6.71 feet above normal pool of 462.04 feet msl and falling with generation. Water temperature was ranging 51-54 degrees as of Tuesday. Anglers have also been doing really well on the. (updated 2-23-2023) John Berry of Berry Brothers Guide Service in Cotter (870-435-2169) said Norfork Lake fell 2.3 feet to rest at 0.9 foot above power pool of 553.75 feet msl and 25.3 feet below the top of flood pool. Think white for baits and flies this week: shad patterns, white egg patterns, white-bellied stick baits the water level will support deep-diving jerkbaits white jigs and minnows. We can verify, according to the Arkansas Game and Fish, the pictures floating around on social media are probably just a log. I got to land a couple of nice largemouth bass, a big 15-inch crappie, a handful of white bass and 4 hybrid stripers. The largest species is the saltwater crocodile which can be more than 20 feet long, meaning that the largest alligators arent much smaller than them. John says his favorite rig has been a size 14 pheasant tail nymph and a size 18 ruby midge. Guide Jeff Larch, who operates River Valley Tours and takes groups out at Nimrod, went up in recent days to Dardanelle "and did very good on the crappie," they report. Males are bigger than females, and size is generally related to age, with the oldest males being the longest and the heaviest. Beaver Tailwater reports that water temperature below the dam is 50 degrees with stained conditions in the tailrace. Double Deceiver patterns in yellow or olive have been working best for me, Mike said. Fishing in Arkansas (updated 2-9-2023) Hatchet Jacks Sports Shop in Crystal Hill off I-40 (501-758-4958) says the water has been very low from their 10-foot drawdown, but a lot of crappie and other fish are going to get active after a big rise in the water. I had at least five in a one acre slough. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation was 540.05 feet msl (full pool: 526.00 feet msl). For the most up-to-date lake level, visit the U.S. Geological Survey's Lake Conway water level site. JavaScript is disabled. Bull Shoals Lake elevation has fallen slightly over the last week due to the drier weather but the upcoming rains may put us back where we were. The lake on Wednesday was at 660.35 feet msl, which is very near the seasonal power pool level. Dont mean to side track this thread, as I know nothing about beavers. It turns out that this alligator was literally eating the competition as its stomach contained a 5-foot-long alligator! Since that time the AGFC and AGRED, the lakes owner, have worked together to monitor and minimize potential spread of the invasive species through information campaigns. I started to target the 30-feet-deep fish and found that they wanted to chase my bait today. Dry Run Creek has fished a bit better. This week we've seen a significant shad kill on the lake. Expect more of the same as far as generation schedule goes. Winter drawdown is scheduled to end next week (March 1-8) Flood gates remained open to aid in lowering Lake Ouachita out of flood pool. He says there was some speculation that the creature was a caiman, which are related to alligators and are legal to own in Arkansas. Trout As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reported the lakes elevation at 660.17 feet msl (normal conservation pool: 659.00 feet msl; top flood elevation is 695.00 feet msl). The fish I was marking at 60 feet or deeper did not want to bite. I have been writing professionally for several years with a focus on animals and wildlife. The word unprovoked is key. Also check the Southwestern Power Administration website (. Beavers are thick in north Arkansas. However, as alligators age, their teeth become stronger and more robust, which allows them to prey on much bigger animals. Fishing on the Little Red from a boat in high water has been good as far as the streamer bite goes. Visit Jons Facebook page for latest updates, FishOn Guide Service Goshen AR. I tried a variety of methods and the one that worked best was spider-rigging with minnows at a slow crawl! Kent said. We have been doing well catching spotted bass and largemouths throwing these baits for walleye, so that shows me bass are on the feed. Check with the Army Corps of Engineers website for real-time release data, ). Darryl Morris of Family Fishing Trips (501-844-5418) said, I know its still cold but the crappie and bass spawn is just around the corner. In the clearer water farther down the lake, anglers been catching bass on Alabama rigs (which a few weeks back landed a 10-plus-pound largemouth in a tournament) and on green pumpkin or brown-colored jigs. Jon Conklin with FishOn Guide Service (479-233-3474) said, Beaver Lake is sitting close to 1,122 feet msl as of Wednesday. In February another 12,000 rainbow trout were scheduled to be released, which will create a perfect environment for quality trout fishing. She sticks around to help protect them for up to two years. I didn't get to head out on the lake until 10 a.m., but as luck would have it, the bite was on as soon as I got to the area that I wanted to check out. Also, the minnows and nightcrawlers that work for crappie may get a bass reaction. Smaller animals are usually grabbed and swallowed immediately, while larger prey is usually dragged into the water and drowned. The shallow bite is practically nonexistent right now. Norfork Lake fell 2.3 feet to rest at 0.9 foot above power pool of 553.75 feet msl and 25.3 feet below the top of flood pool. In fact, Irwin says the static alligator population in Arkansas is only between 2000-3000, a fraction of the million alligators that Florida estimates. The preferred bait is a yellow-headed hair jig, and some minnows are being used, though not as many as jigs. Further upstream, the flow at the Maynard Lock and Dam was 52,474 cfs. I was in roughly 80 feet of water just outside of a channel swing with fish suspended 20-70 feet down. He says there was some speculation that the creature was a caiman, which are related to alligators and are legal to own in Arkansas. I do the same for my two clients when I am guiding. As of 1 p.m. there had been 31 straight hours of release in the neighborhood of 3,800 cfs. People have been fishing for cats under the 89 bridge, Pierce Creek and around Dix, Green and Adams lakes. We can also verify it is possible there are some alligators in Lake . The fish will hide behind the obstacle to rest and watch for something to eat to float by. No one was out late this week with the bad weather. He said, I had a much better day of catching fish (Monday). Mike said, We talked to some friends up Little River in the oxbows over the past few days and they told us they were catching some decent largemouths on a floating Trick Worm like the Senko or Zoom Trick Worm and the Yum Dingers. Anything shad-like will be a great bait now. Very heavy generation has been the norm for several weeks with both generators running huge amounts of water through the system to keep area lakes at winter drawdown levels. Use minnows or jigs. Ag&f seem to be ass backwards on everything. Parallel steeper ledge 45-degree banks and steeper transition banks. The Norfork tailwater had no wadable water. But the amount of rain weve had, the crappie will be out of the flow of the lake, now, in the murky waters, and wont be deep. Its kind of slow right now. Crappie are still biting but its difficult to catch them from the shoreline or dock. I saw a couple fish turn and follow my bait. 501-289-2210), a 24/7 self-serve bait shop at the lake, had no new reports from the lake. Although the size of crocodiles varies depending on species, alligators compare well against them. Millwood Lake But youve got to find out where they are, and dont expect them to be consistent. Flow further upriver at Dardanelle Lock and Dam the flow was 37,793 cfs. Check with the Army Corps of Engineers website for real-time release data or by calling (501) 362-5150). We have none of them either. Lake Atkins This is because they make alligator holes, which create new habitats. (updated 2-23-2023) Todd Gadberry at Mountain Harbor Resort and Spa (870-867-2191/800-832-2276 out-of-state) said black bass are still very good. This should improve with warm days and dirty water. When they quit, they quit. Also check the Southwestern Power Administration website (swpa.gov) to see forecast generation schedule. Brewer Lake said the water level now at Greers Ferry Lake is at 468.75 feet msl, 6.71 feet above normal pool of 462.04 feet msl and falling with generation. Call the center at 870-241-3373 for more information. When it was brought ashore, the forklift that was used to lift it didnt even lift high enough to get its entire length off the ground! Most of the bass are only 25-55 feet over the shad. If the warm weather continues, the spawners should move soon. Pullen Pond also has Gators. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation at Blakely Dam was 577.46 feet msl (full pool: 578.00 feet msl). They could have built back a forty ft wide dam to flood 10 acres and they never touched it. Conditions are good. Mourning, White-Winged and Eurasian Collared-Dove, Arkansas Waterfowl Rice Incentive Conservation Enhancement (WRICE), Natural State Landowner Conservation Awards, Endangered Species and Other Threats to Wildlife, Gov. Where to Fish in Arkansas There has been nothing to report this week. Try throwing articulated patterns on a sink line toward the bank. Giant salvinia, a free-floating South American plant that has become a major threat to fisheries in the southern U.S., was first spotted on a small portion of Lake Erling in 2018. I have a duck hole that depends on a beaver dam to retain the water. Wind, wind, wind and clouds will help. For those who do not know the lake, Point 12 is where the War Eagle and the White rivers intersect. Use large white shad imitations in floating and sinking versions. They have not heard much on the crappie fishing front, though, in the Little Rock Pool. As a result of these threats, their conservation status is considered vulnerable in some areas. Shelly Jeffrey at Lake Charles State Park (870-878-6595) said fishing continues to pick up at Lake Charles. Spanning 53,179 square miles, Arkansas is a landlocked state in the south-central region of the United States. As of Thursday midday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes flow at Dardanelle Lock and Dam as 37,793 cfs. These freshwater habitats are prime areas for alligators that thrive in these areas, and some can reach incredible lengths. The best activity was mid-day, and the crappie were holding 12-15 feet of depth in our planted brush piles. Blue Mountain Lake The water temps are in the mid-40s and close to 50 degrees in the river arms. Note: msl is mean sea level; cfs is cubic feet per second. * Over the past couple of weeks the largemouth and spotted bass have been randomly feeding along Little River and the oxbows with a few warmer days being best days to make a run upriver. Visit Jons Facebook page for latest updates, Southtown Sporting Goods (479-443-7148) said the main topic of conversation this week is the, Guide Austin Kennedy (479-244-0039) said t, his past week the fishing has been great. "We expect a big change in the next three weeks," they report. But the amount of rain weve had, the crappie will be out of the flow of the lake, now, in the murky waters, and wont be deep. Alligators have lived in Arkansas for thousands of years. Numerous rocks and shallow sandbars dot the area creating treacherous boating and wading. Central Arkansas, Arkansas River and White River levels are available at: http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=lzk, For real-time information on stream flow in Arkansas from the U.S. Geological Survey, visit: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ar/nwis/rt, For water-quality statistics (including temperature) in many Arkansas streams and lakes, visit: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ar/nwis/current/?type=quality, Download the Fish Brain app and follow AGFC at:https://join.fishbrain.com/agfc-page. Be great if all this rain was snow. The lake is slightly stained in most areas, but will become more stained in the next day or so. The lake is in good shape and clear for hte most part. With the clear water, about any color is good now. Crappie are good on small jigs or minnows. There have been some reports of them being found near drop-offs around 16-20 feet and off rocky banks. The Army Corps of Engineers reported the outflow at Greers Ferry Dam to be 8,641 cfs (turbine) as of midday Thursday, where it had been for well over 24 hours. Greers Ferry Lake is 7.6 feet above power pool. The public is urged to use extreme caution when visiting the Carpenter Dam use area during this time. As of midday Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reported the lakes elevation at 556.22 feet msl (normal conservation pool: Sept.-April, 553.75 feet msl; April-Sept. 556.25 feet msl; top flood elevation 580.0 feet msl). These fish were hybrids, stripers and white bass. The 5-foot drawdown creates a dangerous environment when attempting to navigate the tailrace in current or zero flow. Elevation was 338.20 feet msl and the tailwater was at 289.21 feet msl. Education initiatives also play an important role in encouraging people to be good stewards of this beloved species by teaching them about sustainable practices such as proper disposal of waste materials near waterways and avoiding contact with wild animals when possible. Little productive fishing has been done in the tailrace under these adverse conditions. (updated 2-23-2023) Mike Siefert at Millwood Lake Guide Service said that as of Wednesday, Millwood Lake has begun falling from recent rise over 3 feet and is still muddy from recent storms. The wetlands are home to many animals that like the humid environment, and one of those animals is alligators. The Army Corps of Engineers reported Thursday that the White River stage at Batesville steady at 10.39 feet, less than 5 feet below the flood stage of 15.0 feet. Anything shad-like will be a great bait now. The White has had no wadable water and heavy flows. NOTICE: The American Gamebird Research Education and Development Foundation, under recommendation from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, is conducting a 5-foot drawdown of Lake Erling in Lafayette County to combat the spread of giant salvinia, a highly invasive aquatic plant species not native to the United States. for the underwater timber about 5 feet deep and use minnows. Wading might need to wait for a while. The White River at Newport was 22.29 feet, indicating they are letting out quite a bit of water out of both lakes. They can lose their fear of humans. Bream He reports a few bream are starting to show up floating around. Use something bright: chartreuse, Mo-Glo. The best bass reactions are random hits on Brazalo spinnerbaits in Spot Remover, Chatterbaits in white, and Rat-L-Traps in natural-colored crawfish browns and oranges or Toledo Gold and Red Chrome, and custom painted Bent Pole Little John Cranks in Rayburn Red finessed through the dead pad stems. The preferred bait is a yellow-headed hair jig, and some minnows are being used, though not as many as jigs. All species were out there feeding. (updated 2-16-2023) Mike Winkler of Little River Fly Fishing Trips (501-507-3688) said Greers Ferry Lake is 7.6 feet above power pool. Bass are slow and anglers are not catching many even up into the backwaters. Some fish will move shallower under the right conditions and hold on swings, points and ledges. The catfish will be burying in their holes and then will come out and be feeding. If it has been over a week or two you need to put some more thought into it. The Army Corps of Engineers has been releasing water to get the lake down, usually running two generators 24/7. I have found that the late afternoon bite has produced the best numbers. An Alabama rig, crawfish-colored square-bill crankbait or a PB&J jig were working best. It is important to note that dramatic drops in temperature greatly affect the trout bite in a negative way. 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